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21:57, December 21, 2022
It is an appointment that could embody a renaissance in French tennis. Ivan Ljubicic has been appointed director of the “Ambition 2024” mission by Gilles Moretton, current president of the French Tennis Federation. An appointment that will aim to raise the level of French tennis which is currently going through a difficult period due to the performance of the players.
The #FFTin a program called “Ambitions 2024”, call the former Croatian professional Ivan Ljubicic!
️ “It can only do good!” According to our expert @BenoitMaylinpic.twitter.com/APllgqR0pz
— Europe 1 Sport (@Europe1Sport1) December 21, 2022
Special guest of the show Europe 1 Sports (tous les soirs de 20 heures à 23 heures), Gilles Moretton a justifié ce choix : “Le joueur m’a toujours attiré parce que j’aime cette culture du travail, de la rigueur, de ce qu’on peut apprendre de son Path.”
Supervise the over 14s
At 43, the Croatian will have the main task of supervising, from 15 January 2023, the high level of the over 14s in France, girls and boys. He will thus support Nicolas Escudé (DTN), as well as Paul-Henri Mathieu and Pauline Parmentier, responsible for the high level.
A choice made on Federer’s former coach (2016-2022) for his “working” skills. The man was truly extraordinary both on and off the pitch with a very professional attitude, very humble, very respectful and very hardworking at the same time” Gilles Moretton explained to Europe 1 Sports.
Suffice it to say that he was the perfect profile to relaunch French tennis: “we saw that he was a very determined person in his career. He can bring us a lot to young people”, continued the president of the FFT.
Many proposals
An agreement between the Federation and the former tennis player that took time to finalize. “First of all, it’s a friendship that has existed for a few years. He came to play the Lyon tournament when I was organizing it. I told him that we have a job that we started a year and a half ago, since the beginning of my presidency and I think we need external resources,” Gilles Moretton recalled in Europe 1 Sports.
But nothing was done. Because the former world number 3 is highly coveted on the professional circuit. “He had many proposals from other players on the circuit, from other federations who called him. He was thinking”, explained the president of the FFT.
But in the end, Ivan Ljubicic has set his sights on French tennis. A challenge that promises to be exciting for those who managed to bring Roger Federer back to the highest level while he was going through a difficult period.
New year, new challenges… I’m happy to face this new challenge! https://t.co/8jrlCbBgw0
— Ivan Ljubicic (@theljubicic) December 20, 2022
Ivan Ljbucic reacted on social media by explaining that he was “very happy to face this new challenge”.
